Hawk-Item - - One of two sophomores named to 2014 Leadership Group . . . one of two redshirt freshmen named to 2013 Leadership Group.

2014 - - Saw action nine games, with one start . . . completed 52-92 pass attempts for 645 yards and five touchdowns, with two interceptions . . . also rushed 28 times for 156 yards . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State as offense gained 455 yards total offense . . . completed 2-3 passes for 20 yards vs. BSU, with only incompletion initially ruled a touchdown before being over-turned . . . saw action in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, taking every offensive snap in the second half in leading rally from 17-7 deficit . . . completed 7-8 passes for 98 yards, with no interceptions . . . completed 62-yard pass on first drive of third quarter that led to touchdown . . . also had two rushing attempts for five yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 24-10 win at Purdue . . . completed 17-27 pass attempts for 245 yards and a touchdown, with one interception . . . also ran eight times for 29 yards . . . scoring strike covered 23 yards to give Iowa a 17-10 lead in the third quarter . . . saw action in 45-29 win over Indiana as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . completed 2-5 pass attempts for nine yards and rushed four times for 28 yards vs. Indiana . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern as offense gained 483 yarsdsa total offense . . . completed 5-6 passes for 23 yards and rushed three times for 23 yards vs. Northwestern . . . saw action in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . completed 3-7 passes for 32 yards and one touchdown at Minnesota, the score coming on a 24-yard completion in the final minute . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois as offense rushed for 304 yards and gained 587 yards total offense . . . completed 3-3 pass attempts for 73 yards and a touchdown at Illinois, with a long of 53 yards . . . scoring strike covered 19-yards for Iowa's final score of the day . . . saw action as holder for placements in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska . . . saw action in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . completed 13-23 pass attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception . . . also rushed eight times for career-high 82 yards . . . scoring strikes covered 31 and 18 yards.

2013 - - Saw action in five games . . . completed 9-27 pass attempts for 179 yards and one touchdown, with two interceptions . . . also had 13 rushing attempts for 49 yards and two scores . . . did not see action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois . . . did not see action in 28-14 win over Missouri State . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State . . . saw first career action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . completed 1-3 passes for 54 yards and rushed four times for 30 yards vs. WMU . . . did not see action in 23-7 win at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin . . . completed 4-15 passes for 70 yards, with one interception . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue as offense rushed for 318 yards and gained 509 yards total offense . . . one rushing attempt for five yards and a touchdown in win at Purdue for first career score . . . did not see action in 24-21 win over Michigan . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska . . . was 0-2 passing at Nebraska, with one rushing attempt for a four-yard touchdown . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU . . . completed 4-7 pass attempts for 55 yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . also rushed three times for 11 yards . . . scoring strike covered four-yards in finals minutes to cut deficit to 21-14.

2012 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2012 - - redshirted.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . runner-up for "Mr. Football Award" in Tennessee as a senior . . . co-captain and starting quarterback for West team in Tennessee state all-star game . . . led quarterbacks in all-star game by completing 14-of-21 attempts for 146 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions . . . named first team all-region and region MVP as a junior and senior . . . named second team all-state as a junior . . . . . . Career - - led state of Tennessee in passing yards, completions and touchdowns as a junior and senior . . . passed for 2,148 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, completing 64 percent of pass attempts . . . totaled 2,408 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, completing 58 percent of pass attempts . . . passed for 900 yards and eight touchdowns in five games as a sophomore . . . team advanced to state playoffs three straight years . . . led team to D-II-AA state semifinals as a junior . . . team captain as a senior . . . four-year letterman in both football and baseball.

Personal - - Born 11/16/93 . . . leisure studies-recreation and sport business major . . . member of National Honor Society . . . member of high school Honor Roll and Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Scholar) . . . parents are Susan and Casey Beathard . . . high school coaches were Roc Batten and Marty Euverard.